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String of Eye of Horus (wedjat) beads

Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Street G 7600, E of mastaba G 7650

Medium/Technique Blue-green faience
Dimensions Length of bead: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
Length of string: 25 cm (9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number29.2394
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentBeads

DescriptionOne string of thirty-eight multiple wedjat beads.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, Street G 7600, E of mastaba G 7650. 1929: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.